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headlong
/ ˈɛˌɒŋ /
adverb
with the head foremost; headfirst
with great haste
adjective
archaic(of slopes, etc) very steep; precipitous
Other 51Թ Forms
- headlongness noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
The army has been in headlong retreat from the Arakan Army since the beginning of the year, losing town after town.
One woman brandished a Georgian flag as she braved a stream of water cannon, while another walked headlong into a barricade of police standing behind riot shields.
I kind of run headlong into the challenges.
He jumped headlong into a project 50 times bigger than his last feature but also, notably, 50 times smaller than a Disney animated film.
From there things just keep happening, as one event unfolds into another in a headlong rush amid the incessant clatter of plates and pans and the machine spitting out endless order tickets.
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